Community Announcements

From left: Essex County Chief of Staff Phil Alagia who also serves as the Essex County Liaison to Fairfield, Fairfield Council Members Joseph Cifelli and John LaForge, Mayor James Gasparini, Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr., Freeholder Patricia Sebold, Freeholder Vice President Brendan Gill, Fairfield Council President Thomas Morgan, Councilman Michael McGlynn, Joe Smith from Smith Sondy, Essex County Public Works Director and County Engineer Sanjeev Varghese and Essex County Project Manager Rasheed Yusef. Credit: Glen Frieson

FAIRFIELD, NJ - On Monday, Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr.announced that the repaving project to resurface 2.5 miles along Fairfield Road, from Route 46 to Passaic Avenue in Fairfield, is complete. The improvements included milling the old surface off the road, repairing broken curbing, improving handicapped ramps and crosswalk areas at intersections, laying new pavement and painting striping on the new surface.

2015 Essex County Roadway Resurfacing ProgramFairfield Road was included in the 2015 Essex County Roadway Resurfacing Program, part of the county's goal to enhance safety on the roads and the quality of life by modernizing infrastructure.

Other roads being modernized with the $5 million grant from the Annual Transportation Program are:

IrvingtonSpringfield Avenue from Becker Terrace to South 20th Street

LivingstonWalnut Street from Eisenhower Parkway to South Orange Avenue

South OrangeWyoming Avenue from Luddington Road to South Orange Avenue

"We apologize for any inconvenience the construction may cause, but the end result will improve our quality of life by making it easier and safer to travel through Essex County," DiVincenzo said. "Essex residents and motorists rely on our intricate network of roads to get to work, go to school and carry out their daily errands. My administration is committed to making sure our infrastructure is in the most modern condition so that our daily lives are not interrupted."

Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) ProgramAdditionally, Essex County has resurfaced the following roads using a $1 million grant from the CDBG program and $500,000 from its Capital Budget:

BellevillePortions of Belleville Avenue from Washington Street to the Bloomfield border

Orange- High Street from Washington Street to Main Street - Main Street from Valley Road / Northfield Avenue to High Street

“On behalf of Fairfield, I would like to thank the County Executive for his cooperation and taking care of the needs of our community,” Fairfield Mayor James Gasparini said. “Whenever we ask, the Executive answers quickly and we appreciate that."